Fleet Safety Award Nominations Deadline Extended

The nomination deadline for the 2017 Fleet Safety Award has been extended to Monday, May 8.

The award honors a fleet or risk management professional whose leadership and innovation have enhanced the safety of fleet drivers and the general public. Nomination entries should include measurable results. Candidates working with light- and medium-duty fleets are eligible.

Nikith Rajendran, SolarCity's fleet operations director, was named the winner of the 2016 Fleet Safety award at last year's conference.

A panel of industry leaders will evaluate the nomination entries to determine the winner. The award will be presented at the 2017 Fleet Safety Conference on July 25.

The American Automotive Leasing Association (AALA) and Automotive Fleet magazine produce the Fleet Safety Conference, which will be held July 25-26 in Schaumburg, Ill. For details about the conference, clickhere.

Police have seen a spike in thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles in recent years, especially in California, according to a new video report based on data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB).

The percentage of occupants fatally injured in a motor vehicle collision increased as the vehicle's age increased, according to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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Nearly 6,000 pedestrians lost their lives in crashes in 2016, which equates to 16% of all crash fatalities. That's a 46% increase in pedestrian fatalities since reaching their lowest point in 2009, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

If given a choice, a whopping 75% of U.S. drivers said they would still rather drive than ride in an autonomous vehicle with 71% noting that they would miss the act of driving, according to a recent survey by CariD.

Subaru has begun offering an online tool that allows fleets to search for open recalls using the vehicle identification number through the Carfax used vehicle platform. The service is offered at no cost.